Design Systems Journeys: Shopify and Wealthsimple

After a long while, we're back with an in-person meetup in Toronto!

We have two special guests who will present a talk each about their experiences surrounding this topic.

Location: Wealthsimple Office, 80 Spadina Ave. 4th Floor, Toronto.

This event is sponsored by Rangle.io.

Agenda

18:00 - Doors open
18:00 - 18:20 - Registration, networking & snacks
18:20 - 18:30 - Introduction
18:30 - 19:05 - "Measuring Design System Adoption" by Sarah Hamdi, Wealthsimple
19:05 - 19:40 - "Building a design system for a creative audience" by Kristen, Shopify
19:40 - 20:00 - Closing remarks & networking

Who should attend?

All are welcome to attend this session where you'll learn about:
- The product journey for major design systems built for large teams
- Applying product principles to design and code

Meet our guests:

Sarah Hamdi, https://sarahhamdi.com/
Sarah is a Senior Software Developer at Wealthsimple. She's worked in tech since 2016 and in the nonprofit/immigrant and refugee serving sector before that. She will happily chat with you about drawing, sewing, and comics.

Sarah's talk: Measuring Design System Adoption
Have you ever tried to prove usage of your Design System? Need to build trust with your engineering leadership that your Design System was worth the investment? This talk will cover how to track components usage across your codebase, why it's important to do so, and how this effort makes your work easier as a team.

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Kristen, https://twitter.com/ackristen
Kristen is a Product Designer based in Toronto. Formally trained as an Industrial Designer, her practice is rooted in systems thinking, playfulness, curiosity and a deep care for the people she builds for. Offline you can find her gardening, biking, hiking and everything in between.

Kristen's talk: Building a design system for a creative audience.
This talk will focus on designing for flexibility, creative freedom and redefining what consistent means on websites.

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